The suspect also drove at police, and firearms and Taser were discharged, the Metropolitan Police said.
A man in his 40s was arrested. No one was injured in the incident and it is not being treated as terror-related.Chief Superintendent Andy Walker, from the Met's specialist firearms command, said:"As is standard procedure, an investigation is now ongoing into the discharge of a police firearm during this incident.
"While this takes place, I would like to pay tribute to the officers involved this morning who responded swiftly to this incident and put themselves in harm's way, as they do every day, to keep the people of London safe." The embassy said the incident took place 10 a.m. local time, but police said they were called at 8.30 a.m.
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